NACE-BEL 46.1—Wholesale on a fee or contract basis

Where 46.1 sits

1. G Wholesale and retail trade
2. 46 Wholesale trade
3. 46.1 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis

Contains 9 narrower codes

• 46.11 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods
• 46.12 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals
• 46.13 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of timber and building materials
• 46.14 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft
• 46.15 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery
• 46.16 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods
• 46.17 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
• 46.18 Activities of agents involved in the wholesale of other particular products
• 46.19 Activities of agents involved in non-specialised wholesale

What 46.1 includes

• This group includes intermediation activities, in other words, facilitating transactions between sellers and buyers for the ordering of goods in exchange for remuneration or a commission without taking possession of the intermediary goods, including: - the activities of commission agents, commodity brokers, and other wholesale intermediaries who act on behalf of third parties without ever possessing the intermediary goods; - the activities of connecting buyers and sellers; - the activities of carrying out commercial transactions on behalf of a third party, including online. This group also includes: - the activities of purchasing groups if they are only intermediaries and do not own the goods; - the activities of wholesale auction houses for third-party goods, including online wholesale auctions.

What 46.1 excludes

• Own-account wholesale, see 46.2 to 46.9
• The activities of trade intermediaries who assume ownership of the goods, even if they act on behalf of a third party, see 46.2 to 46.9
• Retail brokerage services, see 47.9
• Real estate brokerage services, see 68.31
• Operation of property search websites that connect customers with sellers, see the corresponding subclasses for brokerage services
• Advertising, market research and public relations activities, see division 73

46.1 in other systems